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February 2012
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"I can’t believe I burned down a tree older then... →
26-year-old Sarah Barnes’s alleged response to allegedly burning down the fifth oldest tree in the world—a 3,500-year-old, 118-foot-tall bald cypress—while (allegedly) on meth. Barnes is allegedly from Florida.
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Scott Walker's New Defense: Recalling Me Hurts... →
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday morning, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trotted out a new talking point as he defends himself from a well-organized recall campaign hoping to oust him from office. In a nutshell, Walker said: Think of the children! Think of the seniors!  How ironic. In his first budget, Walker slashed public education funding by $800 million to $900 million. Walker and his...
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stfuconservatives asked: Is there a way to know which online stores use ethical order fulfillment centers? Is there a list I could consult or something?
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alldeadmormonsarenowgay.com →
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"I had my eyes out for a hint of reality—a... →
— Hamilton Nolan, “I Went to the Pre-Oscar Celebrity Gifting Suites and All I Got Was This Sense of Disgust”
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February 27, 2012: The Day the Wyoming legislature... →
For now.
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I Couch-Surfed Across America-- and Lived to Tell →
dreazil: I want to do this. So bad.  This has been dominant reaction to this piece. We say go for it.
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Raw Data: How Registration Affects Comments
A few weeks ago Mother Jones started requiring registration with email verification for commenters. So how has that worked out? Here are the basic stats from our tech wizards: 22% decrease in total comments 22% increase in Twitter logins 257% increase in Facebook logins 45% decrease in comments our moderators decided to delete And anecdotally, the comments seem much more civil. Just some...
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"[T]he Death Star requires .03% of the GDP of each... →
Most excellent article on our site today, vol. 1: “The Death Star is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System,” by Kevin Drum. Don’t get any ideas, Gingrich.
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“Aha! The role of women is to civilize men! Apparently that’s the meaning...”
– James Poulos’s essay “What Are Women For?” explained.
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"At 9, he settled a dispute with a pistol. At 13,... →
The actual Most Interesting Man in the World died last week. If you haven’t taken a minute to read his obituary, please do so now.
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